STRANGE MEN THAT HAVE SCARED ME

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The one on that street corner.

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The one that sees me and crosses the street with me, walking very close.

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The one who tells me I have beautiful eyes then writes a song about them and sings it to me and I stand in that parking lot and listen and try not to let it show that I think these are my last moments on earth.

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The one on that other street corner.

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The one who asks me how I'm doing and I ignore and he asks again, wondering if I can hear him and I can but what I can't do is walk fast enough to get away from him.

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The one who asks me where the nearest liquor store is.

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The one who follows me late at night.

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The one who was following me late at night who now sits next to me on a bench and I get up and tell him to not do that and he is confused and gets angry and I don't know what he'll do.

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The one who just looks at me. I can't do anything about his eyes and I feel disgusting and violated and powerless.

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The one who yells at me from a car, oh wait that's my friend! Dude you can't just yell at a girl from a car, that freaks her out. But hey, what's up?